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UAE To Buy Two French-made Gowind-class Corvettes

November 10, 2017 @ 02:35 PM

The United Arab Emirates has closed the deal to acquire two French-made Gowind-class corvettes during France's Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, visit to Abu Dhabi this week. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deal Thursday, stating “this decision further strengthens the strategic and military partnership between France and the United Arab Emirates, and represents a new export success for France”
Indian Air Force Rejects Home-made Tejas Light Combat Aircraft

November 10, 2017 @ 01:22 PM

The Indian Air Force has said that the domestically manufactured Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is not fit enough to protect the Indian skies. The IAF said the Tejas is far behind its competitors like the JAS 39 Gripen manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab and the US made F-16 manufactured by Lockheed Martin, sources were quoted as saying by
Raytheon, Saab Team Up To Improve Man-Portable Systems For Ground Troops

November 10, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

Raytheon Company and Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab will partner to develop new weapons for infantry forces. The companies said in a joint statement Thursday that they will first look to upgrading the Carl-Gustaf reloadable shoulder-launched weapon system and explore opportunities to enhance Saab's AT4 disposable weapon system to meet near-term U
Turkey Signs Letter Of Intent With France, Italy For New Missile Defense...

November 10, 2017 @ 09:30 AM

Turkey on Wednesday signed a letter of intent with France and Italy aiming to strengthen cooperation on joint defense projects, which includes development of a new missile defense system. Addressing a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday, Turkeys defense minister Nurettin Canikli was quoted as saying by Andolu Agency that the projects covered under the letter could help cooperating countries develop “top" systems for defending against lone missiles -- such as a SAMP-T-based system -- as well as address Turkeys current gaps in missile defense
Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Weapons Tech Maturation and Risk Reduction Contract

November 10, 2017 @ 06:35 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $34.6 million contract for weapons capabilities technology maturation and risk reduction pre-engineering, manufacturing and development activities for dual-capability F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft and small-diameter bomb 2 (SDB-II) in support of the Marine Corps and Air Force
GE Wins $643 Million to Provide Spare Fighter Aircraft Engines to Qatar,...

November 10, 2017 @ 06:21 AM

General Electric has won $643 million contract action to provide F110-GE-129 install engines, spare engines to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The contract also includes provide modernized engine monitoring system computers, over-and-above repair for government furnished property, and technical data reports, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Switzerland Plans to Spend $8 Billion to buy Fighter Jets, Missiles

November 9, 2017 @ 04:00 PM

The Swiss government plans to spend $8 billion (CHF8 billion) to buy new fighter jets and missile defences. The Federal Council on Wednesday tasked the defence ministry with looking at potential aircraft, wanting it to begin talks with Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Lockheed Martin and Saab, SwissInfo reported Thursday
Finland Joins NATO Allies On Air-Ground Precision Guided Munition Cooperation

November 9, 2017 @ 03:24 PM

Finland's Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 9 November in Brussels joining NATOs multinational cooperation arrangement on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munition (PGM). The objective of the MoU on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munitions, PGM, is to increase their availability by coordinating all aspects of procurement and loaning possibilities and the exchange of information to ensure that the munitions stored in different countries are as compatible and mutually interchangeable as possible, the defense ministry said in a statement Thursday
UAE Military Delegation Visits Russian Army's Tank Division

November 9, 2017 @ 12:11 PM

A military delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visited the Kantemirovskaya tank division, Moscow region, Western Military District earlier this week. The visit is in the light increased interest on part of the UAE in Russian military equipment following its usage in the Syrian civil war
Taiwan Grounds Mirage 2000 Fleet after Aircraft Goes Missing

November 9, 2017 @ 11:55 AM

The Taiwanese military has grounded its Mirage 2000 aircraft fleet on Wednesday after an aircraft disappeared from Radar screens after it took off. The Mirage-2000 disappeared from radar screens just over a half-hour after taking off Tuesday evening from an air base in Hsinchu, south of the capital, Taipei, according to an air force statement on Wednesday

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